The Canadian Politician– (Toronto) As part of Canada’s commitment to the United Nations Refugee Agency to resettle refugees fleeing war, terror and persecution in their home countries, the Trudeau government has started to resettle in Canada hundreds of former slaves who were once on the selling stage in Libya. Libya is currently awash with fortune seekers mostly from Sub-Saharan African countries seeking better life in Europe. For 150 of those migrants, their dream of settling in the West has come true with the Trudeau government taking them in with more expected to reach the shores of Canada in the next two years.

Reports also indicate that Canada intends to take in a small number of refugees from the landlocked country of Niger. Most of them having endure torture and all manner of inhuman treatments in the hand of Libyan warlords and slave masters. Immigration minister, Ahmed Hussen stated that Canada will extend refuge to those fleeing terror and that the country expects to resettle hundreds of Libyans.

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Mr. Raj Grewal, MP Brampton East

Written By New Nigerian Politics Staff Writer

NNP News Toronto: Brampton East Liberal MP, Mr. Raj Grewal who announced in November 2018 that he was taking a leave of absence to attend to his gambling addiction, has signalled his intention to remain as a MP saying his work for his district is yet to be completed. It has been widely speculated that Mr. Grewal will resign to deal with his addiction. But on his Facebook page, he indicated that his time away has been challenging, but was also a time for reflection and personal growth. Mr. Grewal who was born in Calgary, has been a member of parliament since 2015.

Toronto – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has fired Canada’s ambassador to China over reckless comments made in the arrest of tech giant Huawei CFO in Vancouver in December. Ms. Meng Wanzhou, the daughter of the founder of the company was arrested on a US government arrest warrant on suspicion of violating US sanctions against Iran. Mr. John McCallum, a former Liberal MP from Markham, Ontario was asked to resign for comments considered too political and damaging to the international reputation of the country.

Ms. Meng Wanzhou

The ambassador had told a Chinese language journalist that Ms. Meng has a strong case for fighting extradition to the United States and reeled of ways she could defend herself. Mr. McCallum later walked back the statement claiming he misspoke, but soon authored another damaging statement that may have sealed his fate as Canada’s top diplomat in China. He stated that the US could leverage Meng’s arrest in its trade talks with China and in the process ensure the release of two Canadians held by Beijing in what is seen as apparent retaliation for Meng’s arrest.

Trudeau’s initial hesitation to fire McCallum drew condemnation from conservative party leader Andrew Sheer, who insisted that the top diplomat should have been fired much earlier for his reckless political comments. Sheer accused Trudeau of weakness and showing poor leadership for initially jumping to the defense of McCallum before firing him. The US government is preparing paperwork to effect Meng’s extradition in light of the looming deadline of January 30th.

Rahaf Al-Qunun will head to Toronto, with a stopover in Seoul, said Thailand’s Immigration Police Chief Surachate Hakparn. She boarded a Korean Airlines plane in Bangkok.
Trudeau told reporters in Saskatchewan that his nation accepted the request made by United Nations officials.
The news followed confusion earlier in the day over where the teenager would be resettled.
Hakparn initially told CNN that Qunun had been offered asylum by both Australia and Canada. But he later requested that the statement be retracted.
Adding to the sense of uncertainty surrounding the case, the Twitter account used by Qunun throughout her appeal for asylum was deactivated.
ABC reporter Sophie McNeill tweeted Friday that Qunun was “safe and fine” but had been “receiving a lot of death threats. She will be back on Twitter but for now she’s apparently having a short break.”
Rahaf al-Qunun has been given UN refugee status, Australian officials say
Rahaf al-Qunun has been given UN refugee status, Australian officials say
Qunun had flown to Thailand from Kuwait to escape her family, saying she feared they would kill her because she renounced Islam. She had intended to fly on to Australia, but barricaded herself in a hotel room in Bangkok’s main airport on Sunday after Thai immigration officials attempted to deport her back to the Middle East.
Qunun and her supporters drew global attention to her case through a social media campaign launched mostly on Twitter. She documented her arrival and subsequent detention in Bangkok on her smartphone, creating new Twitter and Periscope accounts where she received a deluge of supportive messages.
Her story has also put Saudi Arabia’s guardianship laws, which restrict many aspects of women’s lives, back under international scrutiny.
In response to the media campaign, Thai authorities allowed Qunun access to the UNHCR and did not deport her to Kuwait. Her online campaign was so successful that Saudi chargé d’affaires Abdalelah Mohammed A. al-Shuaibi told Thai officials through a translator: “We wish they had confiscated her phone instead of her passport.”
Qunun later tweeted the video of that meeting and wrote that her “Twitter account has changed the game against what he wished for me.”
Qunun expressed a wish to be granted asylum in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom or the United States.
Qunun expressed a wish to be granted asylum in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom or the United States.
Resettlement not an option for many refugees
It is not an automatic right for refugees to be resettled and fewer than 1% of registered refugees globally were resettled in 2017, according to the UNHCR.
Refugees can wait their whole lives for a third country to accept them. The process is often assessed on the urgency of a refugee’s individual needs, with the most vulnerable prioritized. Refugees can wait from nine months to several years to hear an answer — longer if they appeal a refusal.
On Wednesday, Australia’s Department of Home Affairs had told CNN it would consider Qunun’s “referral in the usual way, as it does with all UNHCR referrals.” Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton also said there would be no “special treatment” in the case, according to CNN affiliate Nine News.
“Nobody wants to see a young girl in distress and she has obviously now found a safe haven in Thailand,” Dutton told reporters in Brisbane.
On Wednesday, Global Affairs Canada spokesman Stefano Maron told CNN that Canada was very concerned by, and was closely watching, Qunun’s case.
“We are in close contact with partners about her situation,” Maron said. “Canada will always stand up for human rights, very much including women’s rights.”
CNN’s Angus Watson reported from Hong Kong. Chuck Johnston contributed to this report.

Eight immigration detainees who were held behind bars for more than a year have been granted their freedom after the launch of a review into a system that critics charge has long favoured incarceration and has resulted in non-citizens being left to languish in jail.

Six of those long-term detainees are now out of jail, while the release of two others is imminent, a spokesperson for the Immigration and Refugee Board told the Star. In addition, two former long-term detainees have been deported following the review of 27 long-term detention cases involving inmates locked up for at least a year.

Ebrahim Toure, right, is greeted by friends Mohamadou Dukuray, left, and Gebere Mageraga after his release in September after more than 5-1/2 years in immigration detention. He had been jailed indefinitely because immigration officials believed he would not show up for his deportation if it was ever arranged. In the end, officials conceded they could not deport him. Rick Madonik/Toronto Star File Photo (RICK MADONIK / TORONTO STAR FILE PHOTO)

The review was launched in the wake of a damning independent audit this summer that revealed a system that unfairly keeps people behind bars for months on end due to ill-informed adjudicators, decision-making based on inaccurate information, unchallenged faith in border enforcement officials and inadequate legal representation for detainees.

It also followed a Star investigation last year that found an immigration detention system that indefinitely warehouses non-citizens, away from public scrutiny and in conditions intended for a criminal population.

While those who were freed are still subject to constant monitoring and reporting requirements, the remaining 17 long-term detainees remain incarcerated and are entitled to periodic assessment for possible release. The board notes that the number of detainees who have been released is based on the latest information it had available.

The board is now reviewing cases where detainees have been held between six and 12 months.

-The Star

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http://newnigerianpolitics.com/2018/10/19/marijuana-is-now-legal-across-canada/#respondFri, 19 Oct 2018 19:45:07 +0000http://newnigerianpolitics.com/?p=51317(CNN)People in Canada are cheering, enduring long lines and honking their car horns in support as the country’s first marijuana dispensaries open their doors Wednesday.

“I’m having a plaque made with the date and time and everything. This is never actually going to be smoked. I’m going to keep it forever,” said Ian Power, who was among the first to buy marijuana in St. John’s, a city in the country’s easternmost province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Like Power, hundreds are now legally buying recreational marijuana all over Canada, but not without adjusting to a few rules.

As marijuana enthusiasts continue celebrating this historic day for Canada, here’s a quick primer to get you up to speed.

Who can buy marijuana in Canada?

Adults will be allowed to buy, use, possess and grow recreational marijuana, under the law. In Quebec and Alberta, the legal age is 18; it’s 19 in the remainder of the country. The measure legalizing the recreational use of the drug passed the Senate in June.

Where can I buy it?

The supply of recreational marijuana could be limited, at least early on, in some stores.

Officials in Nova Scotia and Manitoba said they won’t have a large selection, at least not on the first day, CNN affiliate CBC News reported.

“My father is going to be my first customer, and my second customer is going to be a lady who has [multiple sclerosis],” Thomas Clarke, who owns Thomas H. Clarke’s Distribution cannabis retail store in Portugal Cove-St. Philip’s, told CBC News.

Marijuana will not be sold in the same location as alcohol or tobacco. Consumers are expected to purchase the drug from retailers regulated by provinces and territories or from federally licensed producers when those options are not available.

Can I travel in and out of Canada with weed?

No.

Please, save yourself a lot of trouble. Whether you are entering or leaving Canada, it is illegal to have marijuana with you, and you could face criminal charges.

You can’t travel across international borders with it, even if it you are going to Colorado or any of the other eight US states where it has been legalized.

What about previous pot charges?

Authorities will soon announce plans to pardon Canadians who have been convicted of possession of 30 grams or less of marijuana, CNN partner CTV reported.

The production, distribution or sale of cannabis products will still be an offense for minors.

Where else is it legal?

Not in many places. Canada is only the second country in the world — and the first G7 nation– to allow a nationwide marijuana market. In December 2013, Uruguay was the first country to legalize the production, sale and consumption of marijuana.

Nine states in the United States and the District of Columbia now allow recreational marijuana use. Medical marijuana is legal in some form in 30 states, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.

The pot industry took in nearly $9 billion in sales in 2017 in the United States, according to BDS Analytics. The revenue from those sales is equivalent to the entire snack bar industry.

Correction: An earlier version of this article misstated the legal age to use recreational marijuana in Canada. It’s age 18 in two provinces and 19 in the rest of the country.

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Martin Kofi Danso, who sells himself as a prophet, reportedly told a parishioner God would kill her if she had his child—which she did.

Kofi Danso, a self-style Toronto-based prophet and leader of the multicampus Miracle for All Nations church, allegedly warned a congregant that God showed him she would die if she did not abort their child.

Danso who previously denied that he had an intimate relationship with his former lover and church member, Chris-Ann Bartley, has been proven through DNA testing to be 99.999996 percent the father of Bartley’s now 6-months-old son, The Star reported.

About two weeks ago Ontario Superior Court Justice Fred Myers dismissed a request by Danso to extend a publication ban and sealing order seeking to conceal his identity in a paternity lawsuit because he might suffer damage to his reputation and finances.

“Ms. Bartley’s evidence is that when she approached Mr. Danso to tell him that she was pregnant, he asked her to have an abortion. When she declined, she claims that he told her that ‘the Lord showed him if I have the child I would die,'” Myers wrote.

The self-proclaimed prophet who is married to the Rev. JoAnne Danso, and has four daughters with her, says he was called by God to be an apostle and prophet “to raise champions and leaders in the 21st century church.” His wife is pregnant with twins.

In a July 10 affidavit, Danso said, “I did not have sexual relations with the respondent.” He swore Bartley’s claims “are designed in bad faith to make me pay child support for the child who was fathered by another man.”

In his decision, Myers noted that “Mr. Danso swears that he was ‘shocked’ by the outcome of the DNA test.”

After the DNA test result was made public, Danso changed his statement and now claims that he was seduced by Bartley into having an affair. Bartley says the affair lasted nearly three years.

“But he now admits to having been seduced by Ms. Bartley. He says that being married, he offended his marriage vows, and was too frightened to admit his limited contact with Ms. Bartley. He referred to their relationship as a mistake that should not have occurred,” the judge wrote.

Bartley argued that it’s in the public interest to keep the case open and accessible in court to help church members.

“Important discussions are occurring among members of a church and the public concerning the conduct or misconduct of the spiritual and business leader of the church. Suppressing the facts in this case will not reduce a proven risk of harm to the baby, enhance any other public interest, and can only prejudice important public discussions,” Myers wrote.

Also known by his followers — purportedly in the millions — as “Papa,” Danso describes himself as a businessman with TV and radio programs across Canada.

Last month, the Nashville-based Business Aircraft Leasing revealed in a lawsuit against Danso and another controversial self-proclaimed prophet based in Florida, Brian Carn, that the pair leased the jet for three years in 2015 and had failed to make payments on time.

-Christian Post

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http://newnigerianpolitics.com/2018/08/14/nigerian-man-dies-at-canadian-border-while-allegedly-resisting-deportation/#respondWed, 15 Aug 2018 02:13:58 +0000http://newnigerianpolitics.com/?p=50923A 49-year-old Nigerian man has allegedly died in Calgary, after a confrontation withtwo Canada Border Services Agency officers, who were charged to ensure his deportation on Tuesday.

On its Twitter handle, @CanBorder, the agency wrote, “OnAugust 7, 2018, while attempting to remove a foreign national fromCanada, an altercation took place between the individual and the two CBSA officers on board a flight fromCalgaryprior to its departure. The individual went into medical distress and was transported to hospital where he was later pronounced deceased.”

The man was declared dead by about 4:30pm on Tuesday but the Canadian border agency didn’t reveal his identity, because his next of kin have not been informed.

CBC News identified the man as a Nigerian, viadocuments from the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada Immigration Division. He was known to have been engaged in a lengthy battle to stay in Canada.

An autopsy performed Wednesday did not confirm a cause or manner of death. Further testing can take up to six months, said Staff Sgt.Colin Chisholm with Calgary Police Service’s homicide unit.

“We will do a complete, thorough investigation.These investigations take time, and like any investigation, especially in this investigation, we’re going to wait for official autopsy results to come back,” Chisholm told reporters ata news conference Thursday.

A detention hearing transcript fromthe Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada Immigration Division on July 26 said he was detained on the grounds that he likely wouldn’t appear voluntarily for his flight, due to comments he made saying he wouldn’t allow himself to be removed from Canada.

Toronto police were called to Scarlettwood Court, off of Scarlett Road and south of Lawrence Avenue West, after 11 p.m. on March 16 for reports of a shooting.

Officers arrived and located a man who was unconscious and not breathing. He was later pronounced dead at the scene.

Police said the victim was walking towards his parked car when he was approached by two men from behind.

Investigators said the men fired multiple rounds at Ogba before fleeing on foot and escaped in an SUV waiting for them near the Scarlettwood Court community housing complex area.

Earlier this week, police released surveillance video of two shooters wanted in connection with the shooting.

VIDEO:Mother remembers son who was fatally shot in Etobicoke

Police said Friday that multiple search warrants were executed north and west of the city, which resulted in the arrests.

Trevaughan Miller, 19, and Abdullahi Mohamed, 22, were charged. They were scheduled to appear in a Toronto court Thursday afternoon.

Det. Jason Shankaran said during a news conference Thursday afternoon that police are still looking to identify the driver of the vehicle that Miller and Mohamed allegedly left in.

“To the get-away driver, we will find you and we will arrest you,” he said.

Toronto police release images of two suspects wanted in the fatal shooting of 26-year-old Nnamdi Ogba.

Toronto police release images of two suspects wanted in the fatal shooting of 26-year-old Nnamdi Ogba.

Toronto Police Service

Police said Ogba did not do anything to provoke the attack and investigators wouldn’t elaborate on the potential motive behind the shooting.

“We were dealing with a good man here just by being able to speak with his family members and those who were closest to him,” Shakaran said, adding community members are to be thanked for providing information that led to the arrests of the suspects.

“I believe that every murder in this city is unacceptable. But when an innocent life is taken for no reason, the community has to stand up and say enough.

The victim’s relatives told Global News the family moved to Canada from Nigeria over a decade ago and called Brampton home.

Ogba attended Seneca College and became an electrical engineer after graduation. The eldest of five boys, his family said he was “well respected” at home and in the community.

“He didn’t talk much, Nnamdi was quiet, but he had heart. If you needed something, he was there,” his stepfather, Sylva Okezie, told Global News.

In his spare time, his family said Ogba could be found with his fiancée, who he planned to marry this year, or on the field playing soccer.

Anyone with information on the homicide case is asked to contact police at 416-808-7400 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS.

-Global News

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http://newnigerianpolitics.com/2018/02/27/dss-arrests-abductors-of-americans-canadians/#respondTue, 27 Feb 2018 17:07:42 +0000http://newnigerianpolitics.com/?p=50039— 27th February 2018

Romanus Ugwu, Abuja

The Department of State Services (DSS) has revealed that it has arrested five members of the notorious Gemere kidnap gang that abducted some Canadians and Americans along the Abuja-Kaduna road.

In a statement signed by its spokesperson Tony Opuiyo, the services disclosed that in furtherance of its commitment to ensure adequate security in the country, it had arrested several kidnap kingpins terrorizing Nigerians in various parts of the country, including associates of the notorious kidnapper Terwase Akwaza (aka ‘Ghana’) who is on the most wanted list of security agencies.

“The DSS has sustained its counter operations against kidnapping, armed robbery and cattle-rustling in parts of the Federation. These strategic operations carried out by the Service from the end of last year, 2017 to this period, February, 2018, led to the containment and neutralization of the criminal elements,” the spokesman said.

“On February 21, 2018, at Igu area of Benin City, Edo State, the Service arrested five members of the notorious Gemere kidnap gang which operates along the Lokoja – Okene highway. Those arrested are: Usman Umaru aka Dan Gurgu; Abubakar Umaru; Garba Umar aka Smally; Abubakar Garba; and Umar Bello.

“This gang was responsible for the kidnap of some Canadians and Americans along the Abuja–Kaduna road. It would be recalled that the Service had on January 20, 2018, intercepted the leader of the gang, Abubakar Muhammed (aka Gemere) along the Lokoja – Okene highway where he was killed in a gun battle with operatives.

“It would be recalled that the Service had on January 20, 2018, intercepted the leader of the gang, Abubakar Muhammed (aka Gemere) along the Lokoja – Okene highway where he was killed in a gun battle with operatives.

“On February 25, 2018, at Takum in Taraba State, a joint team of Service operatives and the Military arrested 23 year old Isaiah Suwe, who led the team to Gbise Village, Katsina Ala LGA, Benue State where the underlisted gang members were also arrested:

“Barnabas Torva Amadu (aka Ataminin); Aondi Tersoo (21 Years old); Nengenen Mbaawuaga Damian (22 Years old); Aondoase Kayitor (18 years old); and Ternenge Tersoo (19 Years old). Suwe is an accomplice of notorious kidnapper, Terwase Akwaza (aka Ghana) who is on the wanted list of security agencies, while Amadu, also aged 23, participated in the kidnap and murder, in January 2018 of Hosea Ibi, a Member of the Taraba State House of Assembly.

“About nine SIM cards, different telephone brands and accessories as well as a First Bank ATM Card, a flash drive, one Voter’s card and one ID card belonging to Moses S. Yaro, a member of Vigilante Group of Nigeria in Taraba State were recovered from the gang.

“Similarly, on February 20, 2018, at Ambaliya area of Jalingo, Taraba State, the Service arrested Mohammed Babangida Ismail while in possession of some firearms. He is further being investigated.

“At Ekeki, Yenagoa, a notorious kidnapper, Anthony Kio Elegwe was arrested by the Service on February 22, 2018. Elegwe is a 37 year old Engineer who hails from Oyigba Community, Ahoada-West LGA of Rivers State. Early checks have confirmed his involvement in several kidnap activities particularly those of Grace Omietimi, mother of James Omietimi, Head of Clinical Services, Federal Medical Center (FMC), Yenagoa and Marie Ebikake, former Commissioner for Transport in the Governor Seriake Dickson administration,” the statement read.

Ejike disclosing other arrests made by the service noted that “On February 17, 2018, at Irrua, Edo State, operatives arrested another gang of high profile kidnappers who dominated the Kogi and Edo corridors. Those arrested are Umar Abubakar (aka Small), Abubakar Ahmadu (aka Sarkin Yaki), Aliyu Abubakar (aka Koroko), Aliyu Mohammed (aka Chogo) and Abubakar Umaru (aka Bokolori). This gang was responsible for several kidnap incidents particularly those of Sylvester Ayodele ARISE (Sen) along the Ibillo – Magongo highway as well as Kelechi Odo and Azubuike Odo along the Okene – Lokoja expressway.

“Also on February 15, 2018, at Benin City, Edo State, the Service arrested one Junior Asemota, a member of the Eiye Confraternity and a notorious kidnapper and armed robber who was suspected to have killed a staff of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC).

“Earlier in the year, on January 4, 2018, at the Old Mammy Market located at the Chari Maigumari Barracks, Otokiti, Adavi LGA of Kogi State, the Service arrested the quartet of Mohammed Kabir (aka Master and Nicko), Muhammed Musa (aka World Best), Audu Emmanuel (aka Sneider) and Jallo Yunusa. The suspects are notorious for robbing and/or kidnapping commuters in Kogi State and its environs.

“In a similar operation on January 14, 2018, another high profile kidnapper, Yusuf Magaji was arrested along the Abuja-Lokoja Road for the kidnap of Donald Osaro Adeyan (Dr.), a lecturer at the Kogi State University, Anyingba and Jonathan Tolorunse, a Nigeria Army Warrant Officer serving at the Command Army Record, Lokoja, alongside four others on January 5, 2018.

“Shortly before the 2017 yuletide and New Year festivities, the Service between December 4 and 6, 2017 had confrontations with fleeing criminals which resulted in the deaths of Ahmadu Sulaiman (aka Oga) and Shumo Haruna (aka Halilu Aliyu).

“The suspects had engaged operatives in gun duels at Rugan Fulani, Gidan Gwari, outskirts of Ajaokuta LGA and Ganaja Junction, Lokoja, Kogi State respectively. They actively participated in the Kidnap of a Canadian national – Benjamin Wheller on September 20, 2017 as well as the Kidnap/killing of a Chinese Expatriate – Liaolun Song and his police orderly, Mathew Yahaya along Ajaokuta Road on September 14, 2017.

“It is noteworthy that Sulaiman’s father, Suleiman Adamu (aka Soja) a known kidnap kingpin died in a gun duel with security agencies while trying to evade arrest at Ajaokuta, on October 23, 2017.

“On December 13, 2017, notorious kidnapper and armed robber, Abdullahi Abdlkadir (aka ‘Maijaki’) was killed during an armed contest with security operatives at Ero Community, Ajaokuta LGA, Kogi State, being an accomplice to Sulaiman and Haruna. His other operations were carried out mostly along the Lokoja – Ajaokuta and Osaro- Kabba roads in Kogi state and University Road in Ilorin, Kwara State. He was a participant in the killing of the Chinese Expatriate and his police orderly.

“On December 14, 2017, in Adavi LGA, Kogi State, Umar ABUBAKAR (aka ‘Yellow’), a kidnapper and associate of notorious kidnapper/Cattle Rustler, Buhari General, was shot and killed in a gun battle. The duo of Abubakar and Buhari are responsible for many killings and rustling of cattle in the Zamfara axis.

“They had planned several kidnap attacks in Edo State during the 2017 end of year celebrations, but the vigilance and persistence of security operatives deterred the execution of the planned actions.

“While the Service pledges to consolidate on its successes, it wishes to reaffirm its commitment to the safety of all citizens and residents. It therefore calls on the public to remain vigilant and report suspicious persons or activities to the nearest security formations,” the statement read.

-Sun

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